Anti-slip device for boots



Aug. 6, 1963 J. J. JORDAN ETAL ANTI-SLIP DEVICE FOR BooTs Filed April 9,1963 R E B B U R D E D N A s F ELT SANDED RUBBER STITCHING BOOT I f SOLESANDED RUBBER CEMENT JOSEPH J. JORDAN RALPH PALERMO @7mm/mq:

ATTORNEYS United States Patent O 3,099,885 ANTI-SLT? DEVICE FOR BOOTSJoseph li. Jordan, Box 251, Grant St., and Ralph Palermo, 205 Penn St.,both of Point Marion, Pa. Filed Apr. 9, 1963, Ser. No. 271,617 1 Claim.(Cl. 36-59) This application is a continuation-in-part of our copendingapplication Serial No. 97,546, filed March 22, 1961, for Anti-SlipDevice for Boots, now abandoned.

This invention relates broadly to articles of clothing and, moreparticularly, to boots, shoes, overshoes and the like. In thisspecification the invention is described as applied to a boot, but itwill be understood that it is equally useful with any article offootwear.

The usual boot or other article of footwear does not provide anyprotection against slipping and sliding, particularly after the sole isworn smooth. This is of particular interest and importance to huntersand fishermen who need protection from slipping and sliding,particularly when walking in a stream bed. In the past there have beensuggestions and proposals to add to the sole of a boot some means forpreventing slipping but these known devices have not been generallysatisfactory and the need for such a device remains.

It has been the particular object of our invention to provide a new,limproved and entirely sure and satisfactory device for application tothe sole of a boot, which will provide sure protection from sliding andslipping, and which is to be permanently attached to the sole to remainthereon until the boot or the device is worn out. It is particularlyintended by our invention to provide such a device which may be sold asa separate part, whereby it may be easily and quickly applied to thesole of a boot by the wearer thereof without requiring the services of aShoemaker or other artisan to attach it to the boot. Other objects andfeatures of novelty of the invention will be made apparent by thefollowing description and the attached drawings which illustrate theinvention, and in which:

FIG. y1 is a perspective view showing the two principal parts of thedevice provided by the invention for application to the sole of a boot,before attachment to each other;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view showing these parts attached togetherbefore attachment to a boot;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the lower surfaces of the heel and sole partsof the device provided by the invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view through a boot, showing attached thereto thedevice provided by the invention, and

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the lower surface of the upper member of thedevice provided by the invention.

The anti-slip device provided by our invention comprises two principalparts which are illustrated in FIGS. -1 and 2 and which are adapted tobe connected together and which are also to be connected to the sole ofa boot. These parts comprise a relatively thin fiat member 2 which ispreferably made of rubber and which is adapted and intended to form theupper layer of the complete device provided by the invention, and arelatively thick member 4 which is formed of felt and which is adaptedand intended to form the lower layer of the complete device. Inaccordance with the invention, the upper surface of the upper member 2is provided with a thin film of sand 3, while the lower surface of thesame member is untreated. We have found that very good results areproduced by making the sanded rubber member 2 approximately l" inthickness and the felt member 4 approximately 1/2" in thickness. Thesetwo members,

Patented Aug. 6, 1953 properly shaped to t and cover the sole or theheel of a boot, are cemented together by a layer 6 of a strong,permanent cement, as shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings. When the cementhas set and .the two layers are firmly connected by it they are furtherconnected by a line of stitching 8 which extends entirely about theperiphery of each of the two superposed members approximately one-halfinch in from the outside edge thereof, yall as clearly shown in FIGS. 2and 3.

When this composite anti-slip device has been prepared in the mannerdescribed, the exposed surface of the sole 10, and the heel also ifdesired, of the boot are rasped and a strong, permanent cement 12 isapplied thereto. 'I'he exposed sanded surface '3 of the rubber layer 2is applied to this layer of cement and when this has set the anti-slipdevice will be permanently adhered and attached to each of the sole andheel of the boot, or to either one of them as desired.

When the boot bearing the anti-slip device provided by our invention isworn it will be found to be virtually impossible for the wearer to slipor slide, this being particularly true in walking over the bed of astream, including the slippery surfaces of rocks which are usually foundin such places. The felt member 4 provides an adherent, relatively softsurface which makes it virtually impossible for the wearer to slip, andthis action is increased and improved when the belt becomes wet, as isoften the case when hunting and fishing. It will be seen that the deviceprovided by our invention is permanently attached to .the boot and maybe eas-ily applied by the wearer without assistance.

While we have described and illustrated one form which our invention maytake, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which itrelates that other embodiments, `as well as modifications of thatdisclosed, may be made and practised without departing in any way fromthe spirit or scope of the invention, for the limits of which referencemust be made to the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

An anti-slip device for permanent attachment to the walking surface offootwear, comprising a relatively thin body of rubber having anuntreated flat bottom surface and a sanded upper surface, a layer offelt of a thickness appreciably greater than the thickness of the rubberlayer and having a flat upper surface, cementitious means permanentlyconnecting the flat upper surface of the layer of felt to the atuntreated bottom surface of the rubber body in face-to-face relation,the sanded surface of the rubber body being adapted and intended forpermanent cementitious attachment to a walking surface of the footwearto provide an anti-slipping walking surface of felt, the two bodiesbeing shaped to conform to a walking surface of the footwear.

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